Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien
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Review
Addressing vaccine hesitancy: Clinical guidance for primary care physicians working with parents.
To provide primary care physicians with clinical guidance for addressing parental vaccine hesitancy. ⋯ Vaccine-hesitant parents who are on the fence far outnumber vaccine refusers; therefore, counseling this group might be more effective. Reasons behind vaccine hesitancy are complex and encompass more than just a knowledge deficit. As a trusted source of information on vaccines, family physicians play a key role in driving vaccine acceptance.
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Review
Rourke Baby Record 2017: Clinical update for preventive care of children up to 5 years of age.
To describe the process and evidence used to update preventive care recommendations in the 2017 Rourke Baby Record to assist primary care providers' decisions around which maneuvers to prioritize and implement in practice. ⋯ Early childhood exposures and habits have short- and long-term health consequences. The Rourke Baby Record will continue to publish updates to ensure that primary care providers are equipped to promote lifelong health and well-being through evidence-informed care in young children.
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Multicenter Study
"Something is wrong with your milk": Qualitative study of maternal dietary restriction and beliefs about infant colic.
To investigate new mothers' perceptions about the role of maternal diet in infant fuss-cry behaviour, and to explore patterns of food restriction in breastfeeding women. ⋯ The breastfeeding women in this study believed that maternal diet influenced infant cry-fuss behaviour, in spite of scientific evidence demonstrating the contrary. An understandable desire for a calm baby, as well as to be favourably judged by friends and family, can drive breastfeeding women to restrict their diet, often to the point of hardship.